地球(dì qiú)

HSK 22 characters

the earth

Character breakdown

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Word information

Pinyin
dì qiú
Meaning
the earth
HSK level
HSK 2
Characters
2
Traditional
Same

Example sentences

How 地球 is used in everyday Chinese — the speaker reads the whole sentence.

  • 地球比太阳小。

    dì qiú bǐ tài yáng xiǎo

    The earth is smaller than the sun.

  • 今天是地球日。

    jīn tiān shì dì qiú rì

    Today is Earth day.

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